Mesoamerica Quiz

Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya today?

• Panama

• Venezuela

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

Maya who lived in many different communities over a wide area shared the same

• landscape

• army

• government

• calendar

One group is missing from this social pyramid. What is true for only that group?

• They read the calendar to determine the best time for significant decisions or events

• They imported rare products

• They ruled the Maya

• They might someday be free

Which of these foods would have been new to the Maya when it was introduced from Europe after 1500?

• Beans

• Corn

• Chili Peppers

• Sugar

Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?

• terraces

• crop rotation

• Slash-and-burn agriculture

• raised-earth platforms

Below are two facts about the Inca Empire. These facts explain why the Incas used runners to carry messages.

• used runners to carry messages

• built their capital in the mountains

• conquered many other groups

• had legends about their origins

Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today?

• Peru and Ecuador

• Brazil and Paraguay

• Colombia and Venezuela

• United States and Canada

When a Chosen Woman was 12 years old, she would most likely be

• studying Inca religion in a convent

• living with her family

• helping to govern a village

• training to become a warrior

After the Incas conquered a new area, why were local leaders and their sons brought to Cuzco?

• to learn Inca law and language

• to be sacrificed to the sun god

• to politely negotiate for their independence with the Incas' emperor

• to tour the capital of Cuzco

What geographical feature lays north of Cuzco?

• Andes Mountains

• Lake Titicaca

• Atacama Desert

• The Grand Canyon